The origins the old family name Cea can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Cea family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Cea was an occupational name for a knight or a knight's servant.

Cea Early Origins

The surname Cea was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Cea Spelling Variations

Cea Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caballero, Caballeros, Caballer, Caballé, Caballe, Caballería, Caballeria, Caballo, Caballos, de Caballos, Cavallo, Cavallos, de Cavallos, Cavallón, Cavallon, de Cavallón, de Cavallon, Cavallero, Cavallería and many more.

Cea Early History

Cea Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cea research. Another 189 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1656, 1704, 1697, 1703, 1645, 1697, 1670 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Cea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cea Early Notables (pre 1700)

Cea Early Notables (pre 1700)

Prominent among members of the family were eighteenth century Spanish politician Jerónimo Caballero, first Marquis of Caballero; eighteenth century Spanish military officer Juan Caballero; nineteenth century Cuban philosopher José de la Luz Caballero; nineteenth century Spanish military officer Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas; nineteenth century Paraguayan politician...

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The Cea Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cea Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.